A teacher’s guide to giving lessons on emergency ...

1 A teacher s guide to giving lessons onemergency situations and audience This resource has been designed for teachers of students in Prep, Grade 1 and Grade resourceThis resource has been designed to teach Australian children how to identify and report legitimate emergencies by calling Triple Zero. It has also been designed to introduce children to core concepts of household fire safety . The resource complements the Triple Zero Kids challenge interactive online and app safety game. The online/app game consists of 12 different scenarios addressing a range of emergency situations including medical emergencies, major accidents, house fires, bushfires, serious crimes and suspicious behaviours. The estimated game-play time is one hour, but it can be played in shorter intervals.

2 You can access the game game can also be downloaded for free as an app from iTunes or Google alignment The learning outcomes and teaching and learning activities in the resource are aligned to the Australian National Curriculum. As a whole, the program is aligned to the curriculum for Health & Physical Education Personal, social & community health Being healthy, safe and active. A complete description of curriculum links for each individual lesson is provided at the end of this Teacher s guide . 1 ABOUT THIS RESOURCER esource content The resource consists of 14 lesson plans, each of which contains a series of classroom learning activities. Many of the lessons also include interactive homework extensions that are aimed at further consolidating children s learning and increasing safety within their households.

3 We recommend that you deliver the lessons in the order in which they are presented because the concepts and skills taught in each lesson build upon those in the preceding lessons . You will find all the materials you need to deliver each lesson in the Teacher s Resource Pack, which has been designed to reduce the amount of preparation time required. The resource includes the following: 10 Lesson plans for students in Prep, Grade 1, and Grade 2: (1) What is an emergency ? (2) Police, fire , Ambulance (3) Hoax Calls (4) Big Accidents and Small Accidents (5) Triple Zero Heroes (6) Calling Triple Zero to Report a Big Accident or Medical emergency (7) Describing a Suspicious Person (8) Reporting a Suspicious Person (9) Calling Triple Zero to Report a House fire (10) House fire safety 4 additional lesson plans on bushfire safety for students in Grade 2: (11) Bushfire Danger Ratings (12) Bushfire Alerts (13) Preparing for Bushfire (14) Making a Bushfire Plan A Teacher s Resource Pack An emergency Services contact list for each State and Territory A description of each of the 12 Triple Zero Kids Challenge game scenarios A set of tables outlining links to the curriculum for each year u p.

4 fire DANGER RATINGL O W - M O D E R A T ECATASTROPHICH I G HV E R Y H I G HS E V E R EE X T R E M , concerns and feedback While the learning activities directly address the very serious topics of medical emergencies, major accidents, fires and crime, they have been designed to be as fun and engaging as possible. They have also been rigorously tested and evaluated among the intended audience. However, should you have any questions relating to any of the content in this resource, do not hesitate to contact your local emergency service agency. You will find an emergency services contact list at the back of the resource. We also welcome feedback on your experiences in using the resource so that it can be improved for future users. All feedback can be forwarded to the Triple Zero Awareness Working Group at ONE: WHAT IS AN emergency ?

5 OverviewStudents are introduced to the concept of an emergency and learn to identify when an emergency is taking place. PREPARATIONS tudents play Triple Zero Kids Challenge Game Police 1 . MATERIALS AND RESOURCES emergency Bingo Cards (see Teacher s Resource Pack) emergency Bingo Game Board (see Teacher s Resource Pack) Parent s information sheet (see Teacher s Resource Pack) Scissors, pencils or felt-tipped markers and glue. TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES Guided discussion (15 20 minutes)Lead the students in a guided discussion about the concept of emergencies . The following questions are a guide only. Be sure to address any misconceptions as you go. What is an emergency ? What kinds of emergencies are there? Have you ever experienced an emergency ?

6 Has anyone you know ever experienced an emergency ? LESSON PLANSKey message An emergency is Someone is badly injured or very unwell. Your life or somebody else s life is in danger. There is a serious accident or crime taking PLAN15 emergency Bingo game (30 40 minutes)In the Teacher s Resource Pack you will find a set of 13 emergency Bingo Cards and a Bingo Board. Make a copies for every student in the class. Instruct the students to cut out all of the cards. They can then choose any six, colour them in and glue them to their Bingo Board. To play the game, the teacher calls out a situation depicted on one of the emergency Bingo Cards (for example, What if a child falls out of a tree and can t move? ). Students check the cards on their Bingo Board and if they have that situation, they call out It s an emergency !

7 Encourage students to explain why the situation is an emergency (for example, It s an emergency because she is badly injured ). Students with that card on their board can put a cross through it. The teacher continues calling out situations depicted on the emergency Bingo Cards until a student has put a cross through all of their cards. This student is the winner and the Triple Zero Hero .If time allows, give each student a new bingo board. They can then choose another six cards from their remaining set, colour them in, glue them down and play another tip: You may want to make a laminated class set of Bingo Boards and emergency Bingo Cards. Then you can play again and again and really consolidate the students EXTENSIONSend students home with the Parent s Information Sheet about Triple Zero and the Triple Zero Kids Challenge.

8 The aim of this information sheet is to let parents know that the children are learning about Triple Zero at school and will be bringing home activities that the family can do together to help to increase household AND INDICATORSS tudents can correctly identify an emergency and articulate why it is an emergency (such as: someone is badly injured; a serious accident has occurred; or a crime is taking place). fire starts in a frying pan in the kitchen. Child accidently drinks PLAN1 LESSON TWO: POLICE, fire , AMBULANCE OverviewStudents learn which emergency service agency to request for different types of emergencies. PREPARATION Students play Triple Zero Kids Challenge Games Ambulance 1 , fire 2 and Police 3 .RESOURCES Triple Zero Hats (see Teacher s Resource Pack) emergency Bingo Cards (see Teacher s Resource Pack) A ball fire , Ambulance, Police Worksheet (See Teacher s Resource Pack).

9 Zero Zero Zero colouring-in sheet TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIESG uided discussion (15 20 minutes)Lead the students in a guided discussion about the concept of Triple Zero . The following questions are a guide only. Be sure to address any misconceptions as you go. Make sure that students understand there are three zeroes in Triple Zero What should you do if there is an emergency ? Who can you ask for help? Is there anyone you should call? Does anyone know what Triple Zero is? How many zeros in Triple Zero? When should we call Triple Zero? 6 Key message If there is an emergency , look around to see if there is a helper, such as a parent, an older brother or sister, or a teacher. If there are no helpers around, find a phone and call Zero Zero PLAN27 Triple Zero Song (10 15 minutes)Teach the class the Triple Zero Song.

10 You can find a video of the song as performed by the Hooley Dooleys here: LYRICS OF THE SONG ARE AS FOLLOWS: In an emergency , If there s a fire that you can see, Zero Zero ZeroIf someone s hurt and you need help, Zero Zero Zero You don t have to manage by yourselfCall for help!Zero Zero Zero. Learn the number!Zero Zero Zero. LESSON PLAN28 Zero Zero Zero (15 minutes)It s very important that students understand that they need to dial three zeroes. Provide each student with a copy of the Zero Zero Zero colouring-in sheet to complete. Reinforce that there are three zeroes. Display the completed worksheets around the classroom to consolidate their familiarity with the three zeroes. Ball Toss game (30 35 minutes)Divide the class into three and give each group a different Triple Zero Hat to colour and assemble.